Working from Home

David Kurten: I was surprised to learn from the press that Mr Jack Stenner, the GLA’s director of political and public affairs, on a salary of £120,000 a year, has quit London for an apartment in San Francisco, some eight hours behind London, whilst retaining his post. I would be interested to learn if you believe someone residing in Northern California can do an effective job as member of your senior management team from 5,000 miles away1.

1https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13364319/sadiq-khan-aide-working-from-home-california/

The Mayor: I am confident that all members of my team are doing an effective job.

Deputy Mayor meetings

Susan Hall: For each of your Deputy Mayors, please list the number of individual meetings you have had with each of them since lockdown began in March 2020 and the subject of those meetings.

The Mayor: I meet with all my Deputy Mayors on a regular basis and have continued to do so since March 2020.

Homelessness Funding

Susan Hall: Can you provide a breakdown of the £38 million spent on supporting London's rough sleepers during Covid, as detailed in the Q2 monitoring report? To include, if possible, a breakdown of funding origins and key lines of expenditure.

The Mayor: The £38.7 million allocated to supporting London’s rough sleepers during the pandemic consists of £35.2m from central government and £3.5m from the GLA’s existing rough sleeping budget. The key lines of expenditure include hotel accommodation (£15.1 million), hotel ancillary services such as food, security, cleaning and laundry (£9.6 million), support onsite at the hotels (£11.8 million) and move-on and resettlement support aimed at providing sustainable solutions to rough sleepers in the longer-term in line with the Mayor’s ‘In for Good’ principle (£2.2 million).